Chergui

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Chergui

Serge Lutens · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2001

≈ $180 · 50ml · approx. retail

A warm, honeyed amber-tobacco built on hay and sweet resins, evoking a North African desert wind. Released as a Palais Royal exclusive in 2001 and made widely available in 2005.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningDaily

Perfumer

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